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Naturalization Ceremony

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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New United States citizens pose with Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks after a Naturalization Ceremony at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Marisol Ortiz Torres holds her new national flag during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Hakan Sebcioglu hold a national flag and poses with his daughter, Zeren, 8, during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Judicial Assistant Steve Hildebrand introduces about 30 people from around the world to the courtroom before a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Connie McKenzie, representing Juneau's delegation of elected State officials, welcomes more than 30 people from around the world participating in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Jason Africano, originally from the Philippines, is congratulated by Immigration Services Officer Eric Dixon, left, during a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks, right, at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Marisol Tosses waves national flag during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Patricia Hull sing "America the Beauiful" as more than 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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Over 30 people from around the world participate in a Naturalization Ceremony overseen by Magistrate Judge Scott Oravec of Fairbanks at the Robert Boochever Federal Courthouse in Juneau on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017.

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On Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, more than 30 immigrants took their oaths to become U.S. citizens in the Robert Boochever Courthouse in Juneau.